Chapter 182: Enthusiastic Stallholder
The territory of the Xia Kingdom is the largest in all dynasties, from the west to the Nafo City bordering the Buddha land in the extreme west, and to the vast and boundless land of 100,000 mountains in the south. To the east, the East China Sea is bordered by the vastness of the Sea Clan, which is rumored to be the most powerful of the sea tribes, and to the north, with the tribes and ancient kingdoms that live on the snowy fields.
And within this vast territory, there are tens of thousands of cities, large and small, most of which are managed by supernatural beings. Unlike the supernatural powers in the imperial capital and Heian Castle, who were suppressed by prohibitions everywhere, in these cities, although the supernatural powers could exert their whole body cultivation, the restrictions were much stricter than those in Heian Castle.
Jiangyuan City is one of them, this city is about hundreds of miles away from the imperial capital, and the prosperity in the city is not as good as the grand scenery in the imperial capital. However, by virtue of the geographical advantage of being quite close to the imperial capital, and often selling some treasures that are said to flow from the hands of the families of some big people in the imperial capital, it has attracted a considerable number of people to come here.
Someone once joked that Jiangyuan City is the backyard of the imperial capital, where you can not only buy the forgotten works of a famous calligrapher and painter in the imperial capital, but also have the privilege of seeing the personal belongings of the prince and princess. As for whether these things are true or false, it has become the second, the people who come here, most of the pictures are fresh, and there is the finger deer chapter of the Luma Pavilion in Jiangyuan City.
Once an object is affirmed by the White Horse Pavilion and stamped with the finger deer seal, it means that the item is mostly genuine. Even if it is later proven to be false, the person who profited has already gotten what he wanted. Therefore, because of the existence of these two things, there is an endless stream of people who come to Jiangyuan City.
Today is the beginning of winter, and there is gradually a little chill, but in Jiangyuan City, it has not reduced the enthusiasm of the people who come here, and in the streets and alleys, all kinds of vendors in order to sell their own things, what they say is called a spittle, and the sky is falling. The expressions on the faces of those who buy things are different, or they are convinced by the hawkers, or they have long seen through these tricks and are very amused.
Behind a stall full of all kinds of knives, guns and sticks, the man who seemed to be the stall owner was picking up a broad-bladed broadsword and wielding it.
The man put away the knife, arched his fist towards everyone, and then handed the knife to the young man standing in front of the stall, and said: "Young man, my dragon slaying knife is extremely powerful, if I hadn't collected the knife just now, how could these onlookers still be standing alive, and they would have been lying on the ground." Seeing that you are destined, I will sell it to you cheaper, and you will show it when you go outside the city, and you will know how powerful this knife is. ”
The young man looked at the big knife that was erected three points higher than himself, the corners of his eyes trembled, and he refused: "No, I have little strength and can't shake it." Hearing this, the man pointed to the tall man next to the young man who seemed to be an entourage, and said: "I see that your entourage is tall, and his strength should be not small, you buy it back for him to use, not only is it just right, but it will also be very majestic to take it out in the future."
The young man turned to look at the man and asked, "Da Mao, do you want it?" Da Mao waved his hand again and again, and said euphemistically: "No, no, no, young master, I don't know how to use a knife." The two of them were Chen An and Da Mao's master and servant, but Xuanyuan Xing was not by their side at this time.
"It's okay, I have a matching knife book to learn," the man saw that this business was going to be yellow, his eyes rolled, and then he quickly took out a yellowed book from his arms and handed it to Chen An, the handwriting on it was blurry because of the damage of the paper, Chen An carefully identified, only to vaguely see four big characters, so he read it out, "Every day a knife technique." ”
The man was stunned, and hurriedly flipped the book over to show himself, with a strange expression, and then laughed again, gave Chen An a thumbs up, and praised: "Young man has good eyesight." As he spoke, his eyes showed reverence, "That's right, this sword book is the sword technique that is said to have been practiced by the predecessor of the sword in the Holy Realm in the imperial capital, although it is only a sword technique that has entered the Xuan Realm, but it was with this sword method that he became famous and became known to the world." ”
"I see that you have an extraordinary bearing and restrained sword intent, and it is very likely that the next sword master will come from among you. How about it, young man, do you want to buy a copy? The man shook the knife in his hand, and his tone was full of temptation.
Chen An showed a thoughtful look when he heard this, not that he really believed the man's words and was moved by this big knife and knife score, but because there were some gaps in the blades of several small swords in the "Bowl Hammer Sword", and he had been searching for many days in the weapon shop and had not found the same material as the small sword, but when he came out to hang out today, he accidentally found that the material of this dragon slaying knife was suitable.
However, Chen An didn't want to show a strong desire to buy, and let the man take advantage of this to kill himself, so he thought about it, coughed lightly, and said seemingly casually: "What is the name of your knife." "Dragon Slayer Sword!" replied the man without thinking.
"Shhh Chen An gasped, hurriedly glanced left and right, leaned forward slightly, and whispered to the man: "I don't dare to buy your knife." The man wondered, "Why?"
Chen An pointed upwards and said mysteriously: "Your knife is called the Dragon Slaying Treasure Knife, and the one who claims to be a real dragon." Jiangyuan City is not far from the imperial capital, if people know that you are selling dragon slaying knives here, they will send a large group of people over to take you back and ask for your guilt. ”
"When the time comes, no one will listen to what you say. Speaking of this, Chen An's tone turned cold in vain, and after hearing this, the man's face suddenly turned pale, and he didn't dare to sell it anymore, so he packed up his things and was about to leave.
Chen An held his hand, and continued: "However, my son knows some people in the imperial court, and if something happens, I can also help you say two good words." At this time, the man suddenly calmed down, his eyes purred, and he asked Chen An, "You said that you know someone in the court, what kind of person is it, and how do you get it?" ”
Chen An had a headache, the people he knew were extraordinary, and any of them were characters who could walk sideways in Xia Kingdom. It's just that if you say it, others believe it or not, the key is that he can't prove it now, and after thinking about it, he simply said: "You want me to prove it to you, I can't prove it, believe it or not." But if you really get arrested for this incident in the future, don't ask me to intercede with you. ”
After speaking, Chen An turned around and left, without the slightest hesitation, the man hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. Chen Anxin was overjoyed, knowing that the man must have compromised, but his face still remained as usual, and said lightly: "What's wrong." ”
A hint of determination flashed on the man's face, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This broken knife, as well as this knife book, are all given to you." I hope that if something happens in the future, you can say a few kind words for me. Chen An laughed when he heard this: "That's nature." Then he put the treasure knife into a coarse cloth bag, and handed the knife to Da Mao for him to look at first.
Da Mao flipped through the knife spectrum, leaned over to Chen An's side and whispered: "Young master, this knife spectrum seems to be called Hao's sword method." Chen An's face froze when he heard this, then he waved his hand and replied: "It doesn't matter what it's called, the important thing is that you give me a good look these days, and don't let me live up to my cultivation of you." ”
Da Mao sighed, regretting in his heart that he shouldn't have exposed it in person, so he had to silently put away the knife score. Chen An got a treasure knife and a book of knives for nothing, and he was in a good mood, so he looked at the man, patted him on the shoulder, and comforted: "If you are arrested for this incident in the future, you can come to the Creation Holy Academy to find me, my name is Chen An." ”
Chen Anxin was overjoyed, this matter is not big, it is not small, but it is really a man who is worried about it. He walked around Jiangyuan City, called Dragon Slayer, there are no less than ten weapons to destroy the sky, if this is really guilty, I am afraid they will not let them swagger here for a few days. He was already captured and put in prison.
The man's face was slightly changed when he heard this, and he thanked him repeatedly. His eyes glanced at the distant scene, and he suddenly clutched his stomach with a pained look on his face. Seeing this, Chen An hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you." The man replied: "Alas, my stomach is uncomfortable, I want to go to make it easier, you can help me take a look at the stall, I will go back when I go." After saying that, he actually got into the crowd and disappeared immediately.
Chen An was stunned, and said in his heart that the stall owner was also a sincere person, so he was not afraid of leaving with this big stall of treasures. Then he shook his head with a smile and sat down on the stall owner's chair leisurely, but Da Mao said uneasily: "Young master, he is a supernatural person, can a supernatural person also have an upset stomach." ”
Chen An's face changed when he heard this, and he shouted in his heart that it was not good, and when he just got up, there was a commotion in the crowd not far away, followed by several hurried footsteps.
"Take him away for me!" shouted a middle-aged man wearing a flying fish suit with a horizontal knife hanging from his waist, and then the people behind him rushed up and tied Da Mao with a blank face. Seeing this, Chen An stopped: "Why are these officials arresting people? ”
The middle-aged man didn't answer, but glanced at Chen An and asked, "Who are you?" When Chen An heard this, he felt that something was wrong, so he replied: "I'm here to buy something." ”
The middle-aged man snorted and snorted coldly: "This son is so bold that he dares to take a name indiscriminately and offend Tianwei." You should also pay attention in the future, and it is the same sin to buy these things. Chen An shook his head again and again, "No, no, no." ”
The middle-aged man nodded, then waved his hand and ordered everyone to put away all the treasures on the stall, and left with Damao. Da Mao looked at Chen An with a pleading face, and was looked at by the middle-aged man, and said suspiciously: "You knew each other before?"
Seeing that it was hard to deny this, Chen An sighed and replied: "I bought some things from him before, and when I went back, I found that they were fake, and I came to him to theorize this time." I didn't expect you to arrest people when you met the official, it's really happy. After speaking, he said tentatively: "Dare to ask the official, what kind of punishment will he receive if he is caught by you." ”
The middle-aged man stretched out his palm and compared a "five". Chen An's face changed greatly, and he said in shock: "Ask and cut at noon!" This sentence frightened Da Mao, and he was about to cry immediately, the middle-aged man looked at Chen An in surprise, shook his head and said: "It's not about asking at noon, it's fifty boards." ”
When Chen An heard this, he put his mind at ease, and said again and again: "It's just right, such a person deserves such a punishment, sir, you go slowly." The middle-aged man snorted, and then turned around and left with a group of subordinates.
Chen An watched his figure disappear into the crowd, and sighed: "Da Mao, Da Mao, I'll suffer you first, and when you come out, I will compensate you well, young master." As he spoke, his eyes caught a glimpse of a sneaky figure in the crowd, and immediately ran over angrily, that person was the stall owner, but he didn't hide, just stood and waited for Chen An to come over.
Chen An grabbed his hand and asked, "Did you already see that those people were coming to arrest you, so you ran away under the pretext of asking us to take the blame for you." The man replied confidently: "Yes, anyway, didn't you say that you know someone in the court, you can say good things and plead, now you can go and find someone to save your servant." ”
Chen An glared, "It's not a servant, it's a good brother." After speaking, he sighed dejectedly, "That catcher said that he only played fifty boards, and I was embarrassed to ask someone to intercede." ”
When the man heard this, he gasped and exclaimed, "Fifty big boards! so ruthless!" Chen An was startled, and quickly asked, "Why do you say that?"
"These fifty boards are not made with ordinary boards, but specially made by Tiangong Mountain, specially used to hit the divine power rod of the supernatural powers. Ordinary supernatural beings who have been born out of the realm will have their skin and flesh open after only ten strokes, and they will pass out after twenty strokes. Speaking of this, the man couldn't help but shudder, his eyes showed fear, and he continued: "Even if you are a supernatural person who has entered the Xuan Realm, after receiving fifty boards, you only have half a life left. ”
When Chen An heard this, he was immediately anxious, pacing back and forth, and muttered: "What can I do, from here to the imperial capital, it will take half a day to go back and forth, let alone find them." ”
The man came up at this time and said, "I have a solution." When Chen An heard this, he hurriedly asked, "What way?" The man hooked his finger to Chen An, Chen An pasted it, and only heard the man say, "On the most prosperous street in the south of the city, there is a big banyan tree, and there is an old man who tells fortunes below, if you go to him, just say that I introduced him, and he will tell you how to save your good brother." ”
Although Chen An felt that something was wrong, he had no choice but to look for the old man now, so he asked, "Dare to ask Your Excellency what to call him." The man smiled kindly, "Just call me a good stall owner." ”
Chen An thanked him, turned around and ran into the crowd and disappeared. Behind him, the enthusiastic stall owner looked at Chen An's disappearing back, with a meaningful smile on his face.